General News

Another monster weekend for "Monsters"

By:
Lew Irwin

Nov 12, 2001 | 9:49am EST

Pixar/Disney's Monsters, Inc. is setting the bar high for next
week's release of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. The film
earned an estimated $46.2 million over the weekend, bringing its ten-day
take to $122.8 million, unsurpassed by any previous animated release
during a similar period.

Shallow Hal, starring Gwyneth Paltrow
and Jack Black, opened in second place with a better-than-expected $23.2
million, while the weekend's only other new film to open wide, Heist,
took in a disappointing $8 million despite mostly positive reviews,
winding up in fifth place.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates
compiled by Exhibitor Relations: